Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)

Columbia (2017)

Janina Gavankar: Diana Thomas

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• Eric Cortez : [arriving at the Lincoln Memorial]  Any terrorist groups claim responsibility?

  Diana Thomas : None so far.

  Eric Cortez : Could be just vandalism. Tweakers gone wild, that sort of thing.

  [entering the building, they see the statue of Lincoln is missing its head] 

  Eric Cortez : Holy crap.

  Diana Thomas : Yeah. Don't think tweakers did this.

• Diana Thomas : [holding her gun on Crane after he saves her from a demon]  Who the hell are you?

  Ichabod Crane : My name is Ichabod Crane. And I assure you, that is unnecessary. I'm a historical advisor. I've worked for the Sleepy Hollow Sheriff's Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As you saw by my action, I am an ally to law enforcement.

  Diana Thomas : What are you doing here? And who was that?

  Ichabod Crane : I appreciate you have many questions, but I must act quickly to track this demon. The longer I tarry, the...

  Diana Thomas : What did you just say?

  Ichabod Crane : The longer I tarry, the more...

  Diana Thomas : Did you just say "demon"?

  Ichabod Crane : If you do not want the killer to escape, you must allow me to pursue it. Otherwise, more souls will end up like you compatriot.

• Diana Thomas : He just wasn't my type.

  Eric Cortez : Shocker.

  Diana Thomas : He was nice. I mean, he was... he was cute, but it... it just... it...

  Eric Cortez : Wasn't gonna work.

  Diana Thomas : Not gonna work. Ugh. Hey, you did not tell me that he was a vegan, one of the judgy ones. And he hummed Katy Perry, non-ironically.

  Eric Cortez : So he's healthy. And Katy's awesome.

  Diana Thomas : No. No, no, no. No good music was written after 1984. "Purple Rain", that's it. Even my daughter knows that.

  Eric Cortez : You brainwashed her. It's the same reason she thinks Jordan is better than LeBron.

  Diana Thomas : When it comes time, she's gonna know not to date anyone who doesn't eat steak.

  Eric Cortez : That's your priority, red meat and oldies?

  Diana Thomas : Girl's gotta have standards.

• Diana Thomas : Sir, I know it sounds unusual...

  Mark Wong : A monster killed Cortez and a British guy saved you? Where is he now?

  Diana Thomas : He got away because of the glow.

  Mark Wong : [skeptically]  Right, the glow.

  Diana Thomas : I didn't make it up.

  Mark Wong : Look, if you're looking for a psych eval...

  Diana Thomas : I didn't make it up! Sir, you know I'm not one for crazy stories. Okay? I saw someone who wasn't human do something impossible. And you saw Eric's face.

  Mark Wong : Look, I believe you think you saw something. Okay, you just saw your partner get killed in front of you. That would mess with anyone's head. But I file what you told me here, that kind of thing ruins careers.

• Diana Thomas : You owe me answers.

  Ichabod Crane : That's rather a demanding attitude from someone whose life I saved.

  Diana Thomas : Then ran like someone with something to hide.

  Ichabod Crane : Well, the demon's trail grew cold. So I returned to observe this facility. Last I was here, men held me against my will. They must have abandoned the premises once I escaped. I can agree neither neither of us is a threat.

  [putting down the tire iron he's holding] 

  Ichabod Crane : How did you get here?

  Diana Thomas : These stopway tunnels were abandoned five years ago; environmental problems. They're covered in a specific kind of gravel; pumice and crushed oyster shells. You left some behind when you fled the Lincoln Memorial.

  Ichabod Crane : Your investigative skills are prodigious.

  Diana Thomas : They make you take a class or twenty when you join Homeland.

  Ichabod Crane : In that case, you can assist in tracking the demon.

  Diana Thomas : Stop saying that.

  Ichabod Crane : Say what, "demon"? Well, that's precisely what it was.

  Diana Thomas : That's impossible.

  Ichabod Crane : A demon, hellion, foul specter.

  Diana Thomas : You're crazy. Okay?

  Ichabod Crane : I'd guess a possessive spirit; a dybbuk, perhaps.

  Diana Thomas : Stop!

• Diana Thomas : Demons don't exist.

  Ichabod Crane : The human capacity for self-denial never ceases to amaze. You saw it with your own eyes. Your partner is dead because of it. Can you deny that?

  Diana Thomas : No.

  Ichabod Crane : Ah.

  Diana Thomas : And his name was Eric.

  Ichabod Crane : I am so sorry. Truly, actually. I, too, lost someone. My partner. And it is in their memory that I seek a person, one who is to inherit her vital legacy. I believe these blaggards also seek this person. Mm, that cannot happen.

  Diana Thomas : And the people that you're looking for, you think they're responsible for the... thing that killed Eric?

  Ichabod Crane : I'd hazard the demon we encountered was released when the Lincoln statue's hex was broken, which means someone did this; someone with a plan. Someone who will continue to perpetrate evil until they are stopped. Now, I know this is overwhelming. But consider this: I am the only one who can find the people who killed your partner.

• Diana Thomas : The condition of the victim's body was the same as Eric's, and he had a puncture wound at the base of his skull.

  Ichabod Crane : Mm-hmm. And this?

  [indicating his handcuffed wrist] 

  Ichabod Crane : Is the basis of our partnership to be suspicion and doubt?

  Diana Thomas : This is not a partnership. This is a temporary alliance. And you have a history of running.

  Ichabod Crane : One instant, not a history.

  Diana Thomas : [uncuffing him]  Hmm. Out of two meetings, it is. That's a 50% fleeing ratio.

  Ichabod Crane : Fleeing ratio?

  Diana Thomas : Mm-hmm.

  Ichabod Crane : I'm concerned about your fleeing grammar.

• Ichabod Crane : The killer we seek 'tis a creature summoned in 1865 by a Confederate occultist named Booth. He raised the beast to kill our country's leader during a period of deep national turmoil.

  Diana Thomas : I'm sorry. 1865? Booth? You don't mean John Wilkes Booth?

  Ichabod Crane : The very same. Which means...

  Diana Thomas : Don't say it.

  Ichabod Crane : President Abraham Lincoln was killed by a demon.

  Diana Thomas : You said it.

• Jake Wells : You're saying someone decapitated the Lincoln Memorial to release this demon?

  Alex Norwood : That statue is made of white Georgian marble. You need Primacord to blast the head off, but there were no signs of explosives.

  Ichabod Crane : The head must have been removed by supernatural means. A focused hex on the weakest point. The neck.

  Diana Thomas : Sure know a lot about decapitation.

  Ichabod Crane : I've had some experience in the matter.

• Diana Thomas : I cannot believe this is what I'm doing. Crawling through tunnels with Mr. "Downton Abbey". No offense.

  Ichabod Crane : None taken. I rather like "Downton Abbey". Believe it or not, I know how you feel. Being thrust into a world you never knew existed can be... unnerving.

  Diana Thomas : I was recently reminded I don't do well with change.

  Ichabod Crane : Well, I find it helps to know you're not going through it alone.

  Diana Thomas : Your partner?

  Ichabod Crane : Yes. She helped me find my feet, even as she was finding hers. She was the best.

• Ichabod Crane : You were in the military?

  Diana Thomas : Marines. Two tours. Afterward, Eric wrote my recommendations when I applied for Homeland.

  Ichabod Crane : Sounds like a good man.

  Diana Thomas : The best.

  Ichabod Crane : Why did you leave the military?

  Diana Thomas : I had a baby. Molly. She's ten now.

  Ichabod Crane : Hmm. A fine age.

  Diana Thomas : Yeah. Smart as a whip. Troublemaker, too. Though these days, the trouble's not really her fault.

  Ichabod Crane : Is she in danger?

  Diana Thomas : No, nothing like that. She just, uh... she stopped talking. She fainted a few weeks ago at school. She was fine afterward. Doctor said there's nothing wrong with her. Transient aphasia, they say. It'll pass, they say. So I will see your new world and raise you a child you cannot help. 'Cause there's nothing scarier than that.

• Diana Thomas : What happened?

  Ichabod Crane : Ah. Um... allow me to introduce miss Jenny Mills. Soldier, scholar, gentlewoman, and... all-around badass?

  Jenny Mills : Actually, I prefer "Miss Badass".

• Diana Thomas : So, you're gonna stay here in D.C.?

  Ichabod Crane : I still need to find the men who abducted me and brought me here. And on a personal note... I feel it is time for a fresh start.

  Diana Thomas : You seem like a person who has trouble leaving the past behind them. Could be the historical consultant thing.

  Ichabod Crane : Well, the past is important. Gives us context. I am my history.

  [gesturing to a statue behind him] 

  Ichabod Crane : But this fellow back here, Thomas Jefferson, once said something that I think of often. He said "I like the dreams of the future better than the histories of the past."

  Diana Thomas : Until you find these people who kidnapped you, more demons are coming, aren't they? I just... I get a sense that's part of the deal.

  Ichabod Crane : It does not have to be your deal. You have a child. This is not your fight. Like you said, ours is a temporary partnership.

  Diana Thomas : I have to find the people who are behind Eric's death. I owe him that.

  Ichabod Crane : Agent Thomas... once you start down this path... there really is no turning back.

  Diana Thomas : It helps if you don't have to do it alone. Besides... I overheard Alex and Jake. She's building a guillotine. She's gonna use him to test it. Better keep an eye on those two.

  Ichabod Crane : Yes. I think that would be wise.